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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicIndian food

Topic: Indian food

The Indian thali needs to move India beyond rice and wheat. Budget 2026 can fix it

Our public food programmes are built around large-scale rice and wheat procurement and distribution, making it harder to source, store, and deliver diversified foods affordably.

Chef Manish Mehrotra names top five food destinations in India. This city tops the list

Manish Mehrotra also has a shortlist of restaurants that have left a lasting impression on him. Topping the list is Naar in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.

Why Hyderabad restaurants don’t make it to the top. Obsessed with comfort food, no PR

Most of the fancy or high-end restaurants opening up in Hyderabad these days are pretty much stuck on the same blueprint—big space, and inauthentic menus.

11 dishes, 60 Indian cities—new cookbook goes beyond tikka masala

Former BBC Good Food editor Sona Bahadur’s new book launched in Delhi's IIC. She travelled to 60 cities to discover India's iconic regional dishes.

AIIMS rolls out 1st Indian-adapted Mediterranean diet to tackle heart disease crisis. Trials underway

Indian Adapted Mediterranean Diet combines principles of Mediterranean diet with Indian cuisines to develop heart-healthy dietary plans. Its efficacy is being assessed in a trial at AIIMS.

India gets unfairly bashed for unhygienic street food. Bangkok, New York are no different

Indian cuisine is rooted in fresh ingredients, rich spices with antimicrobial properties, and time-tested cooking methods. We are not a freeze-and-serve fast food nation.

Sambar did not originate in South India. It was first cooked in a royal Maratha kitchen

IIC’s quarterly issue ‘Food Cultures of India’ led to discussions on the transformative force of food—its evolution with migration, the biases and prejudices, and food policies.

Ghee snacks no longer uncool for Delhi. Chole Bhature wins over burgers and pizza

Remember when the West turned up its nose at desi ghee, branding it a cholesterol nightmare? Well, today, it's the darling of Kourtney Kardashian.

Mughals didn’t bring kababs to India. They existed in 12th century Banaras

From the ghats and religiosity to its weavers and food, Vertul Singh explores Varanasi's culture and history in ‘Banaras’.

Gobi manchurian is a victim of Indian food colonialism. Goa town unleashes a culture war

The ban on the dish is threatening to unleash a culture war pitting local Goan cuisine against ‘outside’ influences. 

On Camera

SC decision on menstrual leave is feminist. Rani of Jhansi didn’t use period as an excuse

Women officers in the forces routinely manage the physiological realities of menstruation. Making menstrual leave mandatory would be two steps backwards for them.

India-US trade deal to be signed after Trump administration decides new global ‘tariff architecture’

New Delhi is examining the legal implications of the latest set of American investigations into Indian exports under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, it is learnt.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.